nine entertainment co.

Board of Directors

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  • Peter Bush Chairman

    Peter Bush had a long and successful career in fast moving consumer goods, commencing with Johnson & Johnson when he finished university. He held senior roles with many leading companies including S. C. Johnson, Foote Cone & Belding, Reckitt and Colman, Ampol/Caltex and Arnott's and was CEO of AGB/McNair, Schwarzkopf Australasia and McDonald’s. He also set up his own successful consulting business, attracting a rich list of blue chip clients.  Much of Peter’s later career has been spent in volatile turnaround environments where he developed a talent for orchestrating successful change programmes. Of note: he played a key role in the Ampol–Caltex merger (at the time Australia’s biggest ever merger), developing a new retail strategy; the re-structuring of Arnott's and reinvigoration of its ailing brands; and was the architect of the turnaround of the McDonald’s business in Australia and New Zealand.

    Highlights in Peter’s career include:

    • The ‘Arnott's Extortion’ - Australia’s biggest-ever product extortion. Arnott's' management of the event is regarded as textbook. Peter was awarded a mention as one of the ‘Ten Top Executives of the Year’ by BRW for his role in the management of the event.

    • 1998 Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race. Peter managed the unfolding crisis on the ground and was chairman of the official inquiry into the event and produced a 200-page report that revolutionised ocean racing safety procedures around the world.

    Peter Bush set up his own consulting business, Hallam Bush Associates, in March 1998. Apart from McDonald’s, clients included Optus, Qantas, Sanitarium, Telstra, George Patterson Bates and John Singleton Advertising, Integral Energy and Herron Pharmaceuticals, among others.

    Peter has held several independent non-executive directorships, including Wines Pty Ltd, the Institute for Psycho-Social Research, McDonald’s Australia Limited, Speeedfins, Frucor (Frucor was cited in Forbes magazine as one of the world’s top ten small companies in 2001) and Lion Nathan Limited.

    He is a non-executive director of Pacific Brands Group Limited, Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) and, now, chairman of NEC Holdings Pty Limited.

     

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  • David GyngellChief Executive Officer

    Nine Entertainment Co., Nine Network
    One of Australia's most influential and experienced television executives, David Gyngell was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Nine Network Australia in September 2007.
    The appointment marked his return to the Nine Network from the United States, where he had been CEO of television production and distribution company Granada. Before moving to the US, he was the Nine Network’s CEO from May 2004 to May 2005 and prior to that he was Nine’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer – a role he held from August 2002.
    At the Nine Network, David presided over the creation of one of Australia’s highest rating programs ever, The Block, and also negotiated major sporting rights for the network.
    He has also worked as Executive Director, Group Marketing and Communications for Publishing & Broadcasting Limited.
    Before moving into television, David was Director of Corporate Management at International Management Group (IMG) and Transworld Media International.
    David has also held several directorships in a range of high profile companies.

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  • Andrew CumminsDirector

    Andrew Cummins is Chairman of the CVC Australia Advisory board. He joined CVC Asia Pacific in 2000 after working as a consultant to CVC Capital Partners in 1998 and 1999.
    Previously, he was a board director of Inchcape Plc, a Strategy Director at Fosters Brewing Group, Chief Executive of Elders Investments and a Partner at McKinsey & Company.
    Mr. Cummins has a Bachelors degree from Monash University, Australia, a graduate business degree from the University of Newcastle, Australia and an MBA from Stanford University in California, USA.

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  • Adrian MacKenzieDirector

    Adrian MacKenzie is a Managing Partner at CVC Asia Pacific responsible for Australia and New Zealand. Adrian joined CVC’s London office in 1995 and transferred to CVC Asia Pacific in 1999. Previously, he was with J Henry Schroder Wagg & Co. Limited in London and New York and HSBC Investment Bank Limited in London.
    Adrian holds a degree in Technology and Business Studies from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

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  • Pat O'SullivanChief Operating Officer and Finance Director

    Pat O'Sullivan was appointed CFO of the Nine Entertainment Co .in February 2007. Prior to that he was COO of Nine Entertainment Co., a position he has held since February 2006. Before joining Nine Entertainment Co., Pat was the CFO of Optus, a position he held for over three years with responsibility for the company’s financial affairs including corporate finance, taxation, treasury, risk management, procurement and property.
    Previously, Pat held a number of positions at Goodman Fielder, Burns Philp and Company Limited, and PwC.
    Pat is currently a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Programme.